Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/lahaną

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *lok-. Compare Old Irish locht (fault, vice).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

*lahaną[1][2][3]

  1. to blame, fault, reproach

Inflection edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Proto-West Germanic: *lahan
    • Old English: lēan
    • Old Saxon: lahan
    • Old High German: lahan
  • Old Norse: *lá
  • ? Proto-Finnic: *laittadak

References edit

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*lahan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 322
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*laxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 232
  3. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “LAH-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 321